Rob Kidd

A Dunedin woman punched her first victim in the face repeatedly, and stomped on her second victim's head three times - all because they crossed the road too slowly.

A woman who shot a gang member she said had been threatening her family has been released from prison with 18 months of her sentence remaining.

A drive from Invercargill to Dunedin, snow-covered roads and a bottle of vodka was almost a recipe for disaster for one Southland motorist.

When Clayton Tamakehu found an unattended ambulance with the keys in the ignition, he "gave in to temptation".

A South Otago man’s text messages revealed he was willing to swap a shotgun for methamphetamine, a court has heard.

A Dunedin man who robbed the same pharmacy twice in four months will remain behind bars for at least another six months.

A Christchurch murderer who argued the killing he committed did not feature extreme callousness or brutality has been firmly knocked back.

When Clayton Tamakehu found an unattended ambulance with the keys in the ignition, he "gave into temptation”.

A Dunedin man who robbed the same pharmacy twice in four months will remain behind bars for at least another six months.

George William Millar hobbled to the dock yesterday a squat, weak, old man.

All Black great Sir Colin Meads acted as a ``guinea pig'' for an Invercargill company's deer velvet products, a court has heard.

A Cromwell grandfather has been given a blast by a judge after fraudulently claiming to be a policeman and then chasing a man around his property.

When John Henry McNamee hit black ice and crashed his car, it was only the start of his problems.

A man who lost control of his car on a central Dunedin street and wiped out two cars and a trailer came out with "one of the daftest explanations" a judge had ever heard.

A Cromwell grandfather has been given a blast by a judge after fraudulently claiming to be a policeman and then chasing a man round his property.

A Christchurch man who beat someone to death with a wheel lock, wrapped their body in a carpet before burning and dumping them argues the murder was not one of extreme callousness and brutality.

On the surface, Dorothy Winifred Pearson was a dutiful citizen, helping her elderly neighbour with her groceries.